If you loved The Swimmers, try Young Woman and the Sea

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the tender, uplifting mood tags, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Swimmers, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Young Woman and the Sea is

Trudy Ederle meets *Rocky* with swimming. In 1926 a deaf 20-year-old trains in secret to cross the English Channel alone. She dives in at 7:09 AM, out at 9:45 PM—no men allowed on the boat. The Atlantic gave her its top half.

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